From GMM
Roberto Merhi will contest the forthcoming Spanish grand prix. That is the claim of the Spanish daily El Mundo Deportivo, reporting that Manor has now unofficially confirmed the news. "Whether he stays beyond that will be decided after the race in Spain" next month, the newspaper added. Part of the decision may be left up to the 24-year-old himself, after he expressed disappointment with his struggle to keep up with rivals at the wheel of the modified 2014 Marussia car. But the decision will also be Manor's, as the struggling team has deliberately not signed a full season's contract with Merhi as it seeks a driver with better funding. It is rumoured Manor could substantially change its livery after Barcelona, perhaps to accommodate the colours of McGregor, the Dutch fashion label that backs Giedo van der Garde.
Not worthy of F1, according to Villeneuve Speaking of Manor and Formula 3.5, Jacques Villeneuve admitted last week that he had doubts about the backmarker team. "(It) is not worthy of F1," he told the Spanish sports daily AS. "It is better for them to be in GP2 or the (Formula Renault 3.5) world series and maybe they could even do well. "This is an expensive sport and you have to be competitive." The 1997 world champion admitted F1 is facing issues with regards to spiralling costs, but he warned that the sport should not go too far to accomodate the stragglers. "Formula one is an aspirational sport that everyone would like to be in," he explained. "The teams should go testing again,let them spend as they did before -- the engines should be really powerful and fast. "That's the appeal. It's like if Rolex watches were suddenly cheaper, they wouldn't have the same value either."
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